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Working virtually challenges of virtual teams /

This book provides an in-depth, practical perspective on the growing dependence of virtual teams and how to best exploit them. Based on years of direct experience in managing and participating in virtual teams, as well as developing solutions to help virtual teams be more effective, the authors have...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jones, Robert, 1955 Feb. 11-
Corporate Author: IGI Global.
Other Authors: Oyung, Robert, 1966-, Pace, Lise, 1964-
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2005.
Subjects:
Virtual work teams.
Teams in the workplace > Computer networks.
Virtual reality in management.
Online Access:View fulltext via EzAccess
Table of Contents:
  • I. Eight myths of virtual teams
  • II. Look them straight between the eyes
  • III. Out of sight, out of mind
  • IV. It's the exception, not the norm
  • V. Establishing trust
  • VI. Show me the money
  • VII. Human resources advantages
  • VIII. Organizational advantages
  • IX. Mostly co-lated
  • X. Mostly virtual
  • XI. How teams work virtually
  • XII. International issues
  • XIII. Virtual team maturity curve
  • XIV. Where is your company or organization on the virtual team continuum?
  • XV. Managing a virtual team
  • XVI. Managing a virtual organization
  • XVII. Impact of culture, affiliation, and shared goals
  • XVIII. Evolution of the groupware concept
  • XIX. Applying tools for maximum impact
  • XX. Team building
  • XXI. The challenges of virtual teams
  • XXII. The virtual organization
  • XXIII. A virtual ecosystem
  • XXIV. E-lancing
  • XXV. Kids of the internet generation
  • XXVI. Virtually meeting five-year vision/narrative
  • XVII. Do virtual teams ever need to meet face-to-face?

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